GOAL SETTING

LEARNING LOG

• WRITE DOWN 3 GOALS THAT YOU HAVE SET AND ACHIEVED

• GROUP WORK

• DEVELOP A LIST OF AT LEAST 4 FACTORS THAT HELPED YOU ACHIEVE THESE GOALS

SETTING GOALS• P-POSITIVE

• S-SPECIFIC

• M-MEASURABLE

• A-ATTAINABLE

• R-REALISTIC

• T-TIMLEY

• Y-YOURS

P-Smarty

POSITIVE

• USE I WILL INSTEAD OF I WON’T STATEMENTS

• BRAIN HEARS COMMANDS

• MORE LIKELY TO DO IT

• INSPIRE TO CONTINUE SETTING GOALS

SPECIFIC

• GREATER CHANCE OF GETTING ACCOMPLISHED

• GENERAL- “I WILL GET INTO SHAPE”

• SPECIFIC- “I WILL RUN 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR 30 MINUTES TO GET INTO SHAPE”

MEASURABLE

• WHEN A GOAL IS MEASURABLE, YOU CAN TRACK YOUR PROGRESS

• ASK YOURSELF

• HOW MUCH? HOW MANY?

• HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MY GOAL?

• GOOD-I WILL RUN EVERYDAY

• BETTER-I WILL RUN 3 MILES EVERYDAY

ATTAINABLE

• WITHIN REACH

• NOT ATTAINABLE-EVERYONE IN THE SCHOOL WILL LIKE ME

• ATTAINABLE-I WILL MAKE 2 NEW FRIENDS BY THE END OF THE WEEK

REALISTIC

• YOU ARE EXCITED TO ACHIEVE GOAL

• WILLING AND ABLE TO WORK TOWARDS

• YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE TO DECIDE

• GOOD-I WILL KEEP FOOTBALL WATCHING ON SATURDAY TO A MINIMUM

• BETTER- I WILL KEEP FOOTBALL WATCHING ON SATURDAY TO A MINIMUM BECAUSE I WANT TO PLAY WITH BRONSON MORE

TIMELY

• SET A TIMETABLE OF WHEN YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL

• MAKES GOALS MORE SPECIFIC

• ADD A SENSE OF URGENCY

• PROVIDE A GOOD WAY TO MEASURE

• GOOD-I WILL GET A 3.0 IN SCHOOL

• BETTER-I WILL GET A 3.0 THIS TERM

YOURS

• PARTNER GOALS ARE NOT THE BEST

• THEY MAKE IT THEIRS AND YOU GO ALONG FOR THE RIDE

• GOOD-WE WILL STUDY FOR 3 HOURS THE DAY BEFORE THE TEST

• BETTER-WE CAN STUDY FOR 3 HOURS BUT I NEED 4 IN ORDER TO FEEL READY